Boxing: Selby and Evans lift Lionhearts

00:00, 22 December 2012

ByWalesOnline

GOOD to see Andrew Selby and Fred Evans in winning form again as the British Lionhearts recorded a 4-1 victory over the German Eagles in their latest World Series of Boxing fixture at London’s Earl’s Court.

GOOD to see Andrew Selby and Fred Evans in winning form again as the British Lionhearts recorded a 4-1 victory over the German Eagles in their latest World Series of Boxing fixture at London’s Earl’s Court.

Selby’s footwork dazzled French pro boxer Redouane Asloum in this hybrid competition matching amateurs and professionals and the Barry boy has coped with the move up to bantamweight.

The 31-year-old Frenchman was giving away eight years and our 2012 Olympian showcased his full repertoire of shots to completely bamboozle his rival and win each round on every judges’ scorecard.

“The lad has got it all,” remarked boxing pundit Richie Woodhall, a former Olympian himself. “He’s getting to know what it’s like to go five three-minute rounds and that will take him to the next level.

“The boxers talk about professional boxing all the time in Team GB and we all say it’s a natural progression that one day you will turn professional.

“But you’ve got to do it at the right time. Fulfill your ambitions as an amateur, do what you can and win that Olympic gold.

“He can probably win that Olympic gold. He’s that good, he’s world number one and what’s he going to be like in Rio with another four years of international boxing experience? He’s a terrific talent who’s only going to get better.”

Evans has also moved up, from welterweight to middleweight, for the WSB competition but he also recorded a second successive win by beating German newcomer Vjaceslav Kerber.

The Welsh southpaw could not find his rhythm early on with Kerber moving well and catching Evans on the counter.

But a great screw shot in the third had Evans just ahead on the scorecards before raising his game in the fourth with some delightful combinations and closing out the win in the fifth. The Lionhearts have won three of their four Group B fixtures and next travel to take on the Ukraine Otamans on January 12.

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